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Iran’s Tasnim News Agency unveils Hebrew website

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Iran’s Tasnim News Agency has unveiled a website in Hebrew.
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Iranian movies among top films of 2021 in France

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Iranian movies “6.5 per Meter” made by Saeed Roostai and “A Hero” directed by Asghar Farhadi have found themselves among France’s top films of the year from the critics’ viewpoint.
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Iran mourns assassination of hero General Soleimani

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On the second anniversary of the US assassination of Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian media have praised his role in fighting terror and restoring peace to the region.
Art

Color and light combination in dream palace

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A creative artist in the city of Saleh Abad, Hamadan Province, has used colorful pottery fragments to decorate the walls of a house turning it to a palace of light and color.
Cinema

Minister: Fajr Intl. Film Festival to feature ‘Haj Qassem’ special section

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Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Mahdi Esmaeili says a special section will be allocated to Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani in this year’s International Fajr Film Festival.
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Number of Persian language learners hits new record in Spain

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In Spain, more people are developing an interest in the Persian language, with the number of learners in the European country setting a new record this year.
Books

Iran leading lexicographer, translator Aryanpour dies at 92

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Mohammad-Reza Arbabi, head of Iran’s Association of Translators and Interpreters, announced the news on Wednesday.
Media

What media say about the Vienna talks?

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The resumption of the eighth round of the Vienna talks, aimed at lifting the anti-Tehran sanctions and the revival of the JCPOA, was highlighted in the Iranian media.
Culture

Exquisite book in Tehran’s Armenian Museum

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An old manuscript restorer says there is an exquisite book in the Armenian Museum in Tehran of which there are only seven similar copies in the world.
Books

Sanandaj becomes Iran’s book capital

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Sanandaj, the capital city of Kurdistan Province in western Iran has been selected as the seventh book capital of the country.
Cinema

Iran short movie wins best foreign film prize at US festival

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Iranian short film "A Poetess" has received the Best Foreign Film award from the jury in the California Women’s Film Festival.
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Masoud Kimiai paintings exhibit draws droves of visitors

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An exhibition displaying the paintings of the famous Iranian director Masoud Kimiai has triggered huge enthusiasm among visitors.
Cinema

Farhadi’s ‘A Hero’ makes Oscars international shortlist

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Iran’s “A Hero”, Japan’s “Drive My Car”, Norway’s “The Worst Person in the World” and Italy’s “The Hand of God” are among the 15 films that will advance to the next round of voting in the Oscars Best International Feature Film race, the Academy has announced.
Media

Corona, inflation take center stage at media on Yalda Night

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Iranians are celebrating Yalda, the last night of autumn, and the longest night of the year. Here are the titles of some articles about Yalda Night in Iranian newspapers.
Art

Iran Calligraphy Heritage in Malek Musuem

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The 16th session of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Paris has recognized the “National Program to Safeguard Traditional Art of Calligraphy in Iran” as an intangible heritage.
Cinema

Iran’s ‘Cinema Verite’ underway in Tehran

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The 15th edition of the Iran International Documentary Film Festival “Cinema Verite" is underway in the capital Tehran.
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Iran’s ‘A Hero’ nominated for Golden Globe

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Nominations for the 79th Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced on Monday, and Asghar Farhadi’s acclaimed film ‘A Hero’ is among the five nominees in the Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language category.
Photo of the Day

Closing ceremony of the 20th Festival of Ritual and Traditional Drama

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From among 285 works contesting various sections of Iran’s 20th Festival of Ritual and Traditional Drama, 96 works competed in sections of scene, field, ritual (imitation and Ta'zieh), Iranian dramas, traditional dolls, Iran’s shoots, coffeehouse and international seminar. The event lasted one week and ended on Sunday.
Healthcare

Iran’s Leader meets nurses, families of late medical staff caring for COVID patients

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Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has received a host of nurses and families of medical personnel who lost their lives to COVID-19 while treating and caring for patients inflicted with the deadly virus.
Cinema

Iran’s Farhadi to receive directing award at Palm Springs Film Fest

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Variety will honor two-time Academy Award-winning director Asghar Farhadi at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in January as part of the publication’s annual “10 Directors to Watch” and Creative Impact Awards brunch at the Parker Palm Springs.
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Britain blacklists Iranian reporter

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Britain has blacklisted an Iranian reporter with the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, IRIB, for his alleged role in what London calls “extracting forced confessions” from political prisoners
Art

Handwoven Takab carpets registered by WIPO

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Iran says handwoven carpets manufactured in the city of Takab in West Azarbaijan Province have been registered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Cinema

Asghar Farhadi’s ‘A Hero’ to contest in 2022 Oscars

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"A Hero", written and directed by renowned Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, will contest in the best international feature film category of the 94th Academy Awards.
Culture

Shahreza back to ancient tradition of cooking Samanu

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Preparing the Iranian traditional sweet paste, Samanu, is part of the country’s ancient heritage and provides a time for families to get together in the city of Shareza, in the central province of Isfahan.
Media Wire

‘A Hero’ wins best original screenplay and foreign language film of 2021 by NBR

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Big news for Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi’s awards campaign as his movie “A Hero” has been named the best foreign language film and the original screenplay of the year by the National Board of Review.
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